Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 June 2016
240. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if and when he established the advisory council pursuant to section 9(1) of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015; the names of its chairperson and members; if and how often it has met; the recommendations it has made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16171/16]
View answerIn accordance with Section 8(1) of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015, the Climate Change Advisory Council was established on 18th January 2016 by Ministerial Order. The composition of the Council is as follows:
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Composition of Council |
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Professor John FitzGerald (Chairperson), |
formerly of the ESRI |
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Professor Dr Ottmar Edenhofer |
Professor of Economics of Climate Change at the Technical University of Berlin and Deputy Director and Chief Economist of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research |
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Professor Frank Convery |
Chief Economist, Environmental Defence Fund, New York |
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Professor J. Peter Clinch |
Jean Monnet Professor of Economic Integration (Environmental Policy) and UCD Professor of Public Policy |
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Professor Anna Davies |
Professor of Geography at Trinity College Dublin |
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Professor Alan Matthews |
Professor Emeritus of European Agricultural Policy at Trinity College Dublin |
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Mr Joseph Curtin |
Senior Research Fellow, IIEA |
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Ms Laura Burke |
Director General of the Environmental Protection Agency |
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Mr Jim Gannon |
Chief Executive of Sustainable Energy Ireland |
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Professor Gerry Boyle |
Director of Teagasc |
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Professor Alan Barrett |
Director of the Economic and Social Research Institute |
In line with the provisions of Section 11(3) of the Act, the Council is independent in the performance of its functions. It is therefore completely a matter for the Council to determine the frequency of its meetings. Notwithstanding this, you may wish to note that the Council has already met on several occasions, including during its interim period of operation from June 2015 to January 2016.
The Council will in time be preparing material to be included in its annual and periodic reporting requirements as set out under the legislation. To date, the Council has provided formal recommendations on one occasion where recommendations in relation to the proposal for Phase IV of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) were received.
